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Feb 11, 2007 | 02:05 PM

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skykatz4

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Reserve Fuel

hey,

once the fuel light comes on anybody know how many miles in the reserve until the engine dies??

thanks.

Feb 11, 2007 | 02:31 PM

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feets

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Re: Reserve Fuel

The engine will die as soon as it runs out of fuel.

I had the SRT down on the empty line twice and it took right at 15 gallons both times. I don't care to push it like that again.

Feb 11, 2007 | 02:41 PM

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GatorLCA

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Re: Reserve Fuel

I'm pretty sure the manual states (for non-SRTs) to not let the gas go below 1/4 tank if you can avoid it. It does put more stress on the fuel pump from what I'm aware. I typically fuel up when the light goes on.

Feb 12, 2007 | 02:59 PM

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msheredy

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Re: Reserve Fuel

Once the indicator lamp comes on you have approximately 2 gallons of fuel left. Figure you can get between 16-25 mpg depending on your driving situation so you should be able to travel 32-50 miles more.

Matt